diff --git a/vpape-ctl b/vpape-ctl
index dc99702..466e1ce 100755
--- a/vpape-ctl
+++ b/vpape-ctl
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
 opt=`echo "(Un)Pause\nKill" | dmenu -i -l 10 -p 'Background control'`
 
 case $opt in
-	Pause) echo 'cycle pause' | socat - /tmp/mpv-bg-socket;;
+	'(Un)Pause') echo 'cycle pause' | socat - /tmp/mpv-bg-socket;;
 	Kill) kill `pgrep xwinwrap`;;
 esac